1870 - 1951 (80 years)
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Name |
Richard Grafenberg |
Born |
22 Sep 1870 |
Goettingen, Germany |
Gender |
Male |
Biography |
Travelled to New York on April 28 1893 on the S.S.Aller from Bremen.
After the war he was head of the Jewish Community in Goettingen. He was a stamp collector, Richard Gray has much of the collection that was saved from the Nazi's as well as some original papers from his business.
He insisted that his non-Jewish wife be buried in the Jewish cemetery. As a consequence, their grave is separated from the other graves by a row of bushes. [1, 2] |
Hebrew Birth |
26 Elu 5630 |
Holocaust |
He and his brother Hugo had a fashion store. In 1933, all the shop windows were smashed. He had to stop selling because of various decrees.He sold the shop to pay for everyday needs and to pay off the mortgage on the house.
Widow Anna Rosenberg and widow Selma Eichenberg moved in with him in 1941. Franziska Meyerstein, 19 yr. moved in as well, in 1942 she was deported to the Warsaw Ghetto. Because Richard was married to a non-Jew he escaped deportation and survived the war. [3] |
Residence |
1870-1951 |
Goettingen, Germany |
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Hebrew Death |
13 Tam 5711 |
Occupation |
Retailer |
Died |
17 Jul 1951 |
Goettingen, Germany |
Person ID |
I2296 |
Blank Family |
Last Modified |
1 Jun 2009 |
Father |
Carl Grafenberg, b. 18 Jul 1839, Adelebsen, Germany , d. 24 Oct 1907, Goettingen, Germany (Age 68 years) |
Mother |
Johanna Schonheim, b. 12 Jan 1846, Bleicherode, Germany , d. 7 Mar 1937, Goettingen, Germany (Age 91 years) |
Married |
17 Oct 1869 |
Bleicherode, Germany |
Family ID |
F860 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Anna Coppel, b. 2 Nov 1885, Steele, Germany , d. 10 May 1969, Buende, Germany (Age 83 years) |
Married |
Bef 1906 |
Divorced |
1924 |
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Divorced |
Bef 1929 |
Goettingen, Germany |
Children |
| 1. Walter N. Gray, b. 21 Feb 1907, Goettingen, Germany , d. 1 Aug 1986, Hollywood, FL, USA (Age 79 years) |
| 2. Erika Grafenberg, b. 16 Aug 1909, Goettingen, Germany , d. 7 Apr 1983, San Francisco, CA, USA (Age 73 years) |
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Last Modified |
7 Jul 2006 |
Family ID |
F977 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S214] Ellis Island - Statute of Liberty Foundation.
- [S15] E-mail message, from Richard Gray.
- [S31] Die Judischen Burger im Kreis Goettingen 1933-1945, Ein Gedenbuch, (1992).
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